Firm Quotes - Page 18

• We have no firm hold on any knowledge or philosophy that can lift us out of our difficulties.

  Anne Sullivan Macy

  Philosophy, Holding On, Difficulty

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• Man is under all conditons immersed in a sea of God's blessings. Therefore, be thou not hopeless under any circumstances, but rather be firm in thy hope

  Abdu'l-Bahá

  Blessing, Men, Sea

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• Bahá'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other's character. This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life.

  Abdu'l-Bahá

  Party, Character, Exercise

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• Who stands firm? Only the one for whom the final standard is not his reason, his principles, his conscience, his freedom, his virtue, but who is ready to sacrifice all these, when in faith and sole allegiance to God he is called to obedient and responsible action: the responsible person, whose life will be nothing but an answer to God's question and call.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Sacrifice, Answers, Principles

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1966). “I Loved this People: Testimonies of Responsibility”, London : S.P.C.K.

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• Sometimes we just need a firm kick in the pants.  An unsmiling expectation that if we mean all these wonderful things we talk about and sing about, then let’s see something to prove it.

  Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  Mean, Expectations, Pants

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• Optimism is invaluable for the meaningful life.  With a firm belief in a positive future, you can throw yourself into the service of that which is larger than you are.

  Martin Seligman

  Meaningful, Optimism, Belief

  Martin E.P. Seligman (2011). “Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life”, p.11, Vintage

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• It is not acceptable for customers in one member state to pay the price for a company to become a bigger player in other member states. The ruling shows that in these cases it is essential that companies propose adequate remedies in order to guarantee sufficient competition from other firms.

  Neelie Kroes

  Player, Pay The Price, Order

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• My idea of the perfect bottom would be nice, bubbly, curvy, firm, maybe a little bit bouncy.

  A. J. McLean

  Nice, Ideas, Perfect

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• While the State becomes inflated and hypertrophied in order to obtain a firm enough grip upon individuals, but without succeeding, the latter, without mutual relationships, tumble over one another like so many liquid molecules, encountering no central energy to retain, fix and organize them.

  Emile Durkheim

  Order, Energy, Molecules

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• But individuals and firms spend an enormous amount of resources acquiring information, which affects their beliefs; and actions of others too affect their beliefs.

  Joseph Stiglitz

  Information, Belief, Action

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• Union busting has become a major industry with more than a thousand consulting firms teaching companies how to prevent workers from organizing and how to get rid of existing unions.

  Michael Parenti

  Teaching, Political, Unions

  Michael Parenti (1996). “Dirty Truths”, p.122, City Lights Books

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• Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government.

  Peter DeFazio

  Country, Home, Commitment

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• Sure, my boss took advantage of me, but I will always remain firm on this point: it was a consensual relationship. Any 'abuse' came in the aftermath, when I was made a scapegoat in order to protect his powerful position.

  Monica Lewinsky

  Powerful, Order, Boss

  "NBC Uses Lewinsky Interview to Silence Talk of Clinton Scandals". www.newsbusters.org. April 18, 2016.

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• He who is firm in will molds the world to himself.

  Johann Gottlieb Fichte

  Mold, World, Willpower

  "Hermann und Dorothea". Book by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, October 1797.

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• The only thing that matters is that we stand firm.

  Heinrich Himmler

  Matter, Things That Matter, Stand Firm

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• I stand by my kind; and I thank God for the temptations that have brought me into sympathy with them, as I do for the love that urges me to efforts for their good. I hail the great brotherhood of trial and temptation in the name of humanity, and give them assurance that from the Divine Man, and some, at least, of His disciples, there goes out to them a flood of sympathy that would fain sweep them up to the firm footing of the rock of safety.

  J. G. Holland

  Men, Rocks, Names

  "Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers" by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 42, 1895.

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• I have always been a firm believer that the game has never belonged to the owners. It has never belonged to the ballplayers. It belongs to the guy who puts his money up on the window and says, 'How much does it cost to sit in the bleachers?' That is who owns baseball. And it has got to be kept that way.

  Johnny Vander Meer

  Baseball, Games, Guy

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• My policy is to learn from the past, focus on the present, and dream about the future. I'm a firm believer in learning from adversity. Often the worst of times can turn to your advantage - my life is a study of that.

  Donald Trump

  Dream, Adversity, Past

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• Firm and patient optimism always yields its rewards.

  Carlos Slim

  Yield, Optimism, Rewards

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• I believed that our own public would keep this in mind even in this serious crisis, and stand firm if only we at the front continued to stand firm too.

  Paul von Hindenburg

  Mind, Serious, Crisis

  Paul von Hindenburg (1921). “Out of My Life”

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• Maintain a firm grasp of the obvious at all times.

  Jeff Bezos

  Obvious, All Time

  "Jeff Bezos Owns the Web in More Ways Than You Think". Interview with Steven Levy, www.wired.com. November 13, 2011.

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• Acquire a firm will and the utmost patience.

  Anandamayi Ma

  Acquire

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• I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organisations, specifically banks and others, were such that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders and their equity in the firms.

  Alan Greenspan

  Mistake, Self, Made

  " Greenspan - I was wrong about the economy. Sort of" by Andrew Clark and Jill Treanor, www.theguardian.com. October 23, 2008.

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• You want to keep more of the money you earn? I'm afraid that's very selfish. We shall want to tax that away. You want to own shares in your firm? We can't have that. The state has to own your firm. You want to choose where to send your children to school? That's very divisive. You'll send your child where we tell you.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Children, Selfish, School

  Margaret Thatcher's speech to Conservative Party conference at Winter Gardens in Blackpool, www.margaretthatcher.org. October 13, 1989.

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• We have sought for firm ground and found none.
  The deeper we penetrate, the more restless becomes the universe; all is rushing about and vibrating in a wild dance.

  Max Born

  Rushing, Restless, Found

  Max Born (2013). “The Restless Universe”, p.277, Courier Corporation

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